Rest In Peace
I didn’t know the three other men that died that day, but I deeply mourn them nonetheless. Chris Stevens was a friend of mine. Not a close friend, but we did spend a good portion of our comfortable time together enjoying…
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Mental Health
Is Church Stressing You Out?
(Lest I be run out of town for calling attention to a few common complaints amongst church-goers, be aware that I consider participation a “privilege” of church membership. These are real complaints from pious people that attribute a degree of stress to membership at their individual churches. The …
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We All Need a Hero
This past week has been absolutely brutal for families in Roseburg, Oregon. Far removed from a big city’s population with inherent violence and crime, the safety and security of an entire community was shattered on Thursday, the first day of…
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I’ve Got a Secret
“The very word ‘secrecy’ is repugnant in a free and open society.” – John F. Kennedy What’s wrong with a little harmless secret? Why is it so important that we know everything about everything? Does it really make a difference…
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A Message to My Children (and Yours)
My niece had a baby several months ago, her first. A close friend just celebrated the birth of her first grandchild. Three former clients wrote this week to tell me that new babies were born into their families. Babies! Babies!…
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Faith, Religion, Personal Choice and Forgiveness
Imagine if you were sitting at a stop light, on your way to work, idling behind a car with a bumper sticker that read: “Having an abortion doesn’t make you less or un-pregnant. It makes you the mother or father…
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The Devil Made Me Do It
“I am so pissed off! I spent thousands of dollars and ten years of my life to qualify for this job, but I am nowhere near where I should be in terms of advancement. Everything I attempt seems to fall…
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Lost and Found
(Last week we discussed what it is like to “lose one’s voice”, (“Help! I’ve Lost my Voice!”), and the topic apparently hit a nerve with some of you. Many of you were surprised that you related with the client that lost…
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Help! I’ve Lost My Voice!
“I don’t know where I fit in anymore. I used to be a productive member of society, a worker that contributed not only to my community but to my family and friends by doing things that “matter” to me and…
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I Got Nothing
I got nothin. I am suffering the same despair that many of you feel when you turn on the television or pick up a newspaper these days. It appears that by most accounts, the world is going to hell in…
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